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Esports World Cup 2026

Dates14 Jul – 19 Jul
Prize pool$2,025,000
LocationParis, France
Tier1
Teams16 teams
StagesGroup Stage, Playoffs
ChampionDplus KIA

Participants

Group Stage

15 Jul – 16 Jul · 16 teams, 4 groups, Bo1 and Bo3 matches.

Group A

Upper Bracket - Semifinals
FURIA0
G2 Esports1
Dplus KIA0
AG.AL1
Upper Bracket - Finals
AG.AL1
G2 Esports0
Lower Bracket - Semifinals
FURIA0
Dplus KIA2
Lower Bracket - Finals
Dplus KIA2
G2 Esports0

Group B

Upper Bracket - Semifinals
Sentinels1
Team Secret0
Gen.G Esports1
Karmine Corp0
Upper Bracket - Finals
Gen.G Esports1
Sentinels0
Lower Bracket - Semifinals
Karmine Corp2
Team Secret1
Lower Bracket - Finals
Karmine Corp2
Sentinels0

Group C

Upper Bracket - Semifinals
BILIBILI GAMING1
Movistar KOI0
GAM Esports0
T11
Finals
T10
BILIBILI GAMING1
Lower Bracket - Semifinals
GAM Esports2
Movistar KOI1
Lower Bracket - Finals
GAM Esports0
T12

Group D

Upper Bracket - Semifinals
MIBR.LOS0
Hanwha Life Esports1
Beijing JDG Esports1
LYON0
Upper Bracket - Finals
Beijing JDG Esports0
Hanwha Life Esports1
Lower Bracket - Semifinals
LYON0
MIBR.LOS2
Lower Bracket - Finals
Beijing JDG Esports2
MIBR.LOS0

15 Jul

Sentinels1:0Team SecretUpper Bracket - SemifinalsGen.G Esports1:0Karmine CorpUpper Bracket - SemifinalsBILIBILI GAMING1:0Movistar KOIUpper Bracket - SemifinalsGAM Esports0:1T1Upper Bracket - SemifinalsFURIA0:1G2 EsportsUpper Bracket - SemifinalsDplus KIA0:1AG.ALUpper Bracket - SemifinalsMIBR.LOS0:1Hanwha Life EsportsUpper Bracket - SemifinalsBeijing JDG Esports1:0LYONUpper Bracket - SemifinalsKarmine Corp2:1Team SecretLower Bracket - SemifinalsGAM Esports2:1Movistar KOILower Bracket - SemifinalsFURIA0:2Dplus KIALower Bracket - SemifinalsLYON0:2MIBR.LOSLower Bracket - Semifinals

16 Jul

Gen.G Esports1:0SentinelsUpper Bracket - FinalsT10:1BILIBILI GAMINGFinalsAG.AL1:0G2 EsportsUpper Bracket - FinalsBeijing JDG Esports0:1Hanwha Life EsportsUpper Bracket - FinalsKarmine Corp2:0SentinelsLower Bracket - FinalsGAM Esports0:2T1Lower Bracket - FinalsDplus KIA2:0G2 EsportsLower Bracket - FinalsBeijing JDG Esports2:0MIBR.LOSLower Bracket - Finals

Playoffs

17 Jul – 19 Jul · 8 teams, Bo3 and Bo5 matches.

Quarterfinals
T12
Hanwha Life Esports0
Karmine Corp2
AG.AL0
Gen.G Esports2
Beijing JDG Esports0
Dplus KIA2
BILIBILI GAMING1
Semifinals
Karmine Corp2
T11
Gen.G Esports1
Dplus KIA2
Finals
Karmine Corp0
Dplus KIA3
Gen.G Esports2
T11

Schedule & results

17 Jul
T12:0Hanwha Life EsportsQuarterfinalsGen.G Esports2:0Beijing JDG EsportsQuarterfinalsKarmine Corp2:0AG.ALQuarterfinalsDplus KIA2:1BILIBILI GAMINGQuarterfinals
18 Jul
Karmine Corp2:1T1SemifinalsGen.G Esports1:2Dplus KIASemifinals
19 Jul
Gen.G Esports2:1T1FinalsKarmine Corp0:3Dplus KIAFinals

About the tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 is a League of Legends tournament, 14 Jul – 19 Jul. 16 teams take part.

Stages: Group Stage, Playoffs. This page has the schedule and results of every stage, the tables and the brackets.

The tournament was won by Dplus KIA.